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Originally Posted by
Kiefers http:///forum/thread/384792/bubble-trouble#post_3372257
I have a bubble coral and for awhile it was doing great. Now it seems to be declining. In the middle of the coral it will not open and one side has shrunken down. Unable to get pics now but in the middle of the coral, I can really see the skeleton. My labs,.... water quality is within perameters. I'm stumped.
Now, imagine the middle of the coral not open and the right side shrinking down to little bubbles. It's hard to explain. Please assist.
Hey bud how's life? When you say you have had it for a while what does that mean? Tissue recession in a coral that you have had thriving in your tank for months is usually cause by problems related to alkcalcmag levels. I am not familiar with the Aquavitro product you are using and therefore I wonder why you are using it. As for the vodka dosing, you are doing it at such a low rate I doubt there is any correlation between it and the coral vesicle decline.
Remember there is a balance between the slkcalcmag level and if you are throwing this out of whack with the Aquavitro it could be the cause. Also these coral are usually found in lower lighting situations with randomized - read not linear - flow around them and depending on what light and flow it came from, what conditions you have it under, and how long a while is this could be some acclimation shock.
These are all things to check for, not necessarily things to start aggressively fixing. I see no broken septa, the sharp skeleton ridges, or algae growing on the base, or brown jelly indications so I would be inclined here to let it be for a bit and see what develops. Also these coral would do well with just lighting and a feeding of some soft small foods once per week at most.
JMO from my reading, I have never owned one of these beautiful pieces.
